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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Michael W. Recknor, Oakland, CA (US);
Hong Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Zuk, Atherton, CA (US);
Krista Leah Witte, Hayward, CA (US);
Sae Choo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Lockard, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael W. Recknor, Oakland, CA (US);
Hong Tan, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Zuk, Atherton, CA (US);
Krista Leah Witte, Hayward, CA (US);
Sae Choo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Lockard, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Pall Corporation, Port Washington, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for packaging of an optical sensing fiber is disclosed. The apparatus includes a substrate with a plurality of openings, and each opening is configured for holding an optical sensing assembly. The assembly is positioned in the opening with a tip of the assembly extending through the opening to be suspended from the substrate. In addition, openings are arranged so the assembly positioned therein avoids contacting another assembly positioned therein. The apparatus can include a support member for supporting the substrate and positioning the substrate so the tip of the assembly suspended from the opening in the substrate contacts solution in one of a plurality of wells in a container adjacent to the substrate. The assembly can be configured for preparing of the optical assembly for assay. An agitation assembly for agitating the container to create flow of the solution in the container wells over an optical sensing assembly is also disclosed.